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November 19-20, 2025 Council Agenda

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City Hall, Council Chambers, 2nd Floor – 1221 SW Fourth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204

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Meeting Minutes

Session Status
Recessed
Council in Attendance
Councilor Olivia Clark
Councilor Mitch Green
Councilor Candace Avalos
Council President Jamie Dunphy
Councilor Loretta Smith
Councilor Sameer Kanal
Councilor Dan Ryan
Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney

Council President Pirtle-Guiney presided.

Officers in attendance: Mike Porter, Senior Deputy City Attorney; Keelan McClymont, Council Clerk

Document Number 2025-432 was pulled from the consent agenda. The balance of the consent agenda was approved with a vote of aye (10): Clark, Green, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Pirtle-Guiney; absent (2): Zimmerman, Novick.

Councilor Clark left at 8:03 p.m.

Council recessed at 9:09 p.m. and reconvened at 9:21 p.m.

Council recessed at 9:29 p.m.

Agenda Approval

1

Council action
Placed on file
The agenda was approved by unanimous consent.

Public Communications

2

Public Comment (Public communication)
Document number
November 19, 2025 Public Communications
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Placed on file

Committee Referral Report

3

Committee referral list

Time requested: 5 minutes

Consent Agenda

4

Amend Business License Law Code to allow sharing select business license tax information with the Bureau of Environmental Services (amend Code Section 7.02.240) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192128
Document number
2025-432
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Revenue Division
Previous agenda item
Council action
Rescheduled
Item was pulled from the consent agenda for discussion.
Rescheduled to November 20, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

5

Amend Protests and Appeals and Revenue Division Appeals Board Code (amend Code Sections 7.02.290 and 7.02.295) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192124
Document number
2025-433
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Revenue Division
Previous agenda item
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading December 3, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.

6

Amend Special Taxes Code to conform to Oregon Revised Statute 314.835 (amend Code Sections 6.04.130, 6.05.070, 6.09.040, and add Code Section 6.04.135) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192125
Document number
2025-434
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Revenue Division
Previous agenda item
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading December 3, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.

7

Amend Lloyd Business District Fee Code to correct inadvertent change (amend Code Sections 6.06.260 and 6.06.270) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192126
Document number
2025-435
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Revenue Division
Previous agenda item
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading December 3, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.

Regular Agenda

8

Amend Affordable Housing Code to add prohibition of anti-competitive rental practices including the sale and use of algorithmic devices (add Code Section 30.01.088) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192122
Document number
2025-045
Introduced by
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane
Councilor Mitch Green
Time requested
20 minutes
Second reading agenda item
Council action
Passed as amended
  • Aye (8):
    • Green
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Nay (2):
    • Clark
    • Ryan
  • Absent (2):
    • Zimmerman
    • Novick

9

Add Detention Facility Impact Fee Code to ensure fair cost sharing in high-impact land uses and to reduce burden on Portland taxpayers (add Code Chapter 5.80) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192127
Document number
2025-429
Introduced by
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Mitch Green
City department
Revenue Division
Time requested
90 minutes
Previous agenda item
Council action
Passed to second reading as amended
Motion to amend the Ordinance and Exhibit A as shown in Morillo 1: Moved by Morillo and seconded by Pirtle-Guiney. (Aye (9): Green, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Pirtle-Guiney; Absent (3): Clark, Zimmerman, Novick)

Session Status
Adjourned
Council in Attendance
Councilor Olivia Clark
Councilor Mitch Green
Councilor Eric Zimmerman
Council President Jamie Dunphy
Councilor Loretta Smith
Councilor Dan Ryan
Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Steve Novick
Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney

Council President Pirtle-Guiney presided.

Officers in attendance: Beth Woodard, Senior Deputy City Attorney; Rebecca Dobert, Acting Council Clerk

Council reconvened at 2:04 p.m.
Councilor Ryan arrived at 2:15 p.m.
Councilor Novick arrived at 2:53 p.m.

Council adjourned at 3:26 p.m.

Regular Agenda

10

Adopt the FY 2025-26 Fall Supplemental Budget and make other budget related changes (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192123
Document number
2025-403
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
City Budget Office
Time requested
3 hours
Second reading agenda item
Council action
Passed
Motion to amend the Ordinance as shown in Smith 2: Moved by Smith and seconded by Dunphy. (Aye (4): Dunphy, Smith, Koyama Lane, Morillo; Nay (5): Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Ryan, Pirtle-Guiney; Absent (3): Avalos, Kanal, Novick). Motion failed to pass.
  • Aye (10):
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Absent (2):
    • Avalos
    • Kanal

11

Amend Business License Law Code to allow sharing select business license tax information with the Bureau of Environmental Services (amend Code Section 7.02.240) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192128
Document number
2025-432
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Revenue Division
Previous agenda item
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading December 3, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.

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